Chris Columbus opens about fan casting rumours of Cillian Murphy as Voldemort
Chris Columbus, who helmed the primary two movies of Harry Potter franchise, shared his ideas on the fan speculations over casting Cillian Murphy as Voldemort.
“Well, Cillian is one of my favorite actors, so that would be amazing,” the filmmaker mentioned throughout a dialog with the Individuals Journal at Los Angeles premiere of Nosferatu.
The House Alone director additionally shared uncommon particulars from the upcoming Harry Potter TV sequence.
“I think it’s a spectacular idea, because there’s a certain restriction when you’re making a film,” mentioned the Pixels filmmaker.
Discussing the “restrictions”, he mentioned that his two movies have been nearly “two hours and 40 minutes” lengthy they usually “tried to get as much of the book in as possible.”
He famous that the upcoming sequence can have “the leisure of [multiple] episodes for each book” noting that it may well get “all the stuff” and “great scenes” that have been left behind within the movies.
“I look forward to seeing what they’re trying to do with it. I think it’s great,” Columbus informed the outlet.
The Harry Potter TV adaptation was first introduced in 2021. The casting name to search out the following Harry, Hermione and Ron was put out in September, 2024, in UK and Eire. The sequence is ready to debut on HBO Max in 2026.